Self-closing contact sleeve
The present invention relates to a contact sleeve for an external conductor of a first connector of an HF plug connection which has a front-side region having at least one slot, wherein the slot has dimensions such that the front-side region closes itself when the contact sleeve is connected to a second connector.
1. A connector, comprising:
a first terminal connector comprising a slot and a raised portion; and
a second terminal connector comprising a receptacle that receives said first terminal connector, wherein
in a disengaged state of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector, a distal end of said slot is open,
in a coaxially engaged state of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector, in which engaged state said raised portion contacts an inner wall of a distal opening of said receptacle, said distal end of said slot is closed, and
at least a portion of said slot is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of said first terminal connector by an angle selected from the group consisting of:
an angle between 15° and 60°,
an angle between 30° and 50°, and
an angle of essentially 45°.
2. The connector of claim 1 , comprising:
a conductor coaxial to and electrically insulated from said first terminal connector.
3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
said raised portion that is distanced from said distal end of said slot by at least a width of said raised portion.
4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:
said first terminal connector is tapered, at said distal end of said slot, to a radius that is smaller than a radius of said first terminal connector adjacent to said raised portion and on a proximal side of said raised portion.
5. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:
said raised portion extends in a generally circumferential direction of said first terminal connector, and
said slot separates segments of said raised portion.
6. An HF connector, comprising:
a contact sleeve comprising a slot and a raised portion,
a longitudinal axis of a first portion of said slot being generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said contact sleeve,
a longitudinal axis of a second portion of said slot being angled with respect to said longitudinal axis of said contact sleeve, wherein
said contact sleeve is tapered, at a distal end of said contact sleeve, to a radius that is smaller than a radius of said contact sleeve adjacent to said raised portion and on a proximal side of said raised portion.
7. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said first portion has a first width in a circumferential direction of said contact sleeve,
said second portion of said slot has a second width in a circumferential direction of said contact sleeve, and
said second width is smaller than said first width.
8. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said second portion extends to said distal end of said contact sleeve.
9. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said longitudinal axis of a second portion of said slot is angled with respect to said longitudinal axis of said contact sleeve by an angle selected from the group consisting of:
an angle between 15° and 60°,
an angle between 30° and 50°, and
an angle of essentially 45°.
10. The HF connector of claim 6 , comprising:
a conductor radially inward of, coaxial to and electrically insulated from said contact sleeve.
11. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said raised portion is distanced from said distal end by at least a width of said raised portion.
12. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said raised portion extends in a generally circumferential direction of said contact sleeve, and
said slot separates segments of said raised portion.